Like the Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits was one of the few shows of this era that was bold enough to cast a Black actor in a lead and intelligent role. Rod Serling version of the Planet of the Apes also featured a Black American Astronaut in the same year that a Black actor was cast as the lead in Night of the Living Dead. Normally, I hate hearing news reports where they name the first "African American" to do this and that to the point where it is demeaning to Black people, as if it was amazing that Black people can do anything at all. But in the 1950s and 1960s, it was still quite noticeable and notable.

The original Outer Limits was great at telling stories that border on folklore in a modern age and legend of the future. The fx are generally well done considering the budget and technological limitations of the time. They employed many actors that went on to bigger and better roles. The series stimulated an entire generation of artists, writers, and scientists. Sci fi can not be discounted for that effect - planting a seed in the minds of young people. I watched these shows when I was a kid (even then they were syndicated) and love re-watching them now. The goofball mistakes (like a hole less than 3 feet deep requiring a rope and two guys for "rescue") I find forgiveable. Even at their worst, these episodes are far and above the awful, truly bad and ill thought, non-science based "sci fi" being cranked out on studio production lines and 90% of what you find on the Syfy channel on any given Sat. night. But the lack of quality in those studios is something for another post. http://www.superhappyfuntimestore.com

A begining that flows,builds a framework that becomes the storys identity.Im seeing a couple layers I can care about and become empathetic an attatch to. **** four stars
Radiation can still be mysterious,Old school sets old school sicere acting,some of these storys have lived on in differnt forms,not plaguism,i think some of these talesnra are universal and if presented with passion,are a gift to the genra